King's College London

You’ll learn from some of the top mental health nursing practitioners and researchers in the field.

We match our teaching methods to the topic you’ll be studying. That means that lectures will only be a small part of your learning. You’ll do independent study, seminars and tutorials, as well as lots of practical work. We also encourage you to develop by yourself and reflect on your experience.

You’ll also spend time with people with lived experience of mental health issues (we call these patient educators). We use professional actors in teaching and assessments to bring scenarios to life and make you feel more confident when you’re faced with different challenges on placement.

You will spend around 20% of your time in scheduled learning, and around 30% in guided independent study. The other 50% of your time will be on placement.

Clinical placements

We offer exciting and varied clinical placements with a range of partner healthcare providers. These include leading NHS Trusts, as well as private and voluntary organisations. You’ll have a rounded experience of mental healthcare settings across a broad geographical area. All of this will help you become a competent and confident mental health nurse.

You’ll work similar shift patterns to the nurses working on your placements.

Learn more about Practice Learning Placements

Summer Vacation

During the first two years of the programme, your summer vacation will fall into one of two waves – either June/July or July/August. One wave will be your vacation, one will be a placement.

You can tell us your preference, but we can’t guarantee we’ll be able to meet this. That means it’s best not to make any commitments until you’ve found out the timings for your placement.